Blugolds compete in day 1 of NCAA Championship

Posted: May 26, 2018

LA CROSSE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire outdoor track and field teams competed in day one of the NCAA Division III Championships on Thursday, with Erica Oawster (Jr. – Lino Lakes, MN/Centennial) leading the Blugolds with a national runner-up finish in the discus.

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Oawster's second place finish came from a throw of 49.56m (162-07). Also turning in a strong performance was Samantha Slattery (Jr. – Waunakee, WI), who finished ninth in the 10K, just missing the podium with a time of 36:43.01.

The 4x100 relay team of Amy Chen (Fr. – Fr. – Mayville, WI), Kelsey Worachek (Sr. – Appleton, WI/Xavier), Ashleigh Buergi (Sr. – Green Bay, WI/Bay Port) and Tommie Brenner (Jr. – Reedsburg, WI) took 15^th in the prelims, finishing with a time of 47.99.

The men's 4x400 relay team of Jordan Lijewski (Fr. – Roseville, MN/Roseville Area), KJ Munn (So. – Bayport, MN/St. Croix Prep), Kyle Groven (So. – Pine Island, MN), and Brandon Christnovich (Jr. – Holmen, WI) finished 10^th in the prelims, clocking in at 3:14.22, while the women's squad of Buergi, Lakyn Kummer (So. - Medford, WI), Sasha Riley (So. Fairmont, MN) and Brenner were 16^th (3:56.07).

In the women's 400m hurdles, Buergi finished 14^th with a time of 1:03.22 and in the men's discus, David Kornack (Jr. – Edgar, WI) was 20^th with a throw of 41.26m (135-04).

Michael Amerlan (So. – Itasca, IL/Lake Park West) is in 17^th place after the first day of the decathlon, finishing the day with 3195 points. He was second in the 100m (11.49) and seventh in the 400m (50.89), tied for 17^th in the high jump (1.75m, 5-8.75), 18^th in the long jump (6.02m, 19-9), and 19^th in the discus (10.08m, 33-1).

In the heptathlon, Megan Wallace (Fr. – Burlington, WI) is in seventh place with 2699 points. She finished tied for third in the high jump (1.57m, 5-1.75), eighth in the 200m (26.88), tied for 11^th in the shot put (9.98m, 32-9) and 12^th in the 100m hurdles (15.73).

The Blugolds will start day two of three Friday morning at 10 a.m. Follow all the action on Blugold Game Day or the UWEC Blugolds app on your mobile device.